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Metroparks Toledo, officially the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, is a public park district consisting of parks, nature preserves, a botanical garden, trail network and historic battlefield in Lucas County, Ohio.
Toledo Botanical Garden (formerly the Crosby Gardens and George P. Crosby Park) is a botanical garden in Toledo, Ohio, owned and managed by Metroparks Toledo. [1]Originally comprising 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by George P. Crosby to the City of Toledo, the garden now encompasses 60 acres (24 ha).
University of Toledo: Toledo: Toledo Botanical Garden: Toledo Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum: Dayton: See also. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the ...
Metroparks Toledo purchased the property in 1975 following a citizen-led effort to preserve the grounds of Stranleigh Estate. [2] The Georgian colonial style house and surrounding buildings comprised the family residence of Champion spark plug magnate Robert A. Stranahan, Sr., his wife Paige, and their children, including professional golfer ...
Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is a nature preserve located in Swanton Township, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo. Most of the park is an oak savanna ecosystem, characterized by alternating wetland and vegetated dunes. [citation needed] The park hosts the Beuhner Center, an interactive nature center. [4]
The Schedels died during the 1980s. The first director of the Arboretum Foundation was T. Richard Fisher, who was able to first open the Garden to the public in 1991. Since that time the staff have increased the quantity and diversity of plant offerings on the grounds. Current director of the Arboretum Foundation is Rodney Noble [3]
Toledo contains 21 high rise buildings of at least 50 meters (164 ft.) in height, with a further 10 buildings between 35 meters (115 ft.) and 50 meters in height. The tallest structure in Toledo, Ohio is the Cleveland-Cliffs HBI Furnace Tower, which is an industrial vertical shaft furnace reaching a height of 139 meters (457 ft.) [ 1 ] and is ...
The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, located in Toledo, Ohio is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), [6] and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). [7] The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium houses over 10,000 individual animals from 720 species and participates in around 80 species survival programs.